Born 1910 as Marion Levy, American actress Paulette Goddard was a child fashion model and a performer in several Broadway productions as a Ziegfeld Girl. She signed her first film contract with producer Samuel Goldwyn to appear as a Goldwyn Girl in Whoopee! (1930), and then appeared in City Streets (1931), Ladies of the BigContinue reading “45 Stunning Photos of Actress Paulette Goddard in the 1930s”
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45 Amazing Vintage Photos of North African Women from the 1880s to the 1950s
49 Stunning Vintage Photos of Actress Myrna Loy During the 1930s & 1940s
Myrna Loy, born Myrna Adele Williams on August 2, 1905 in Helena, Montana, was only thirteen when her father died of influenza in 1918. Her family subsequently moved to Los Angeles and already learning to dance it wasn’t long before she also took up acting. In 1923 she started dancing at Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre andContinue reading “49 Stunning Vintage Photos of Actress Myrna Loy During the 1930s & 1940s”
15 Vintage Photos of Motorcycle Riders Posing in Their Harley-Davidson Racing Jerseys From the 1920s and 1930s
The brand Harley Davidson has become synonymous with motorcycles. Harley is a defining force in the history of motorcycle racing, cross country touring and general motorcycle club mayhem with their great machines; but Harley Davidson’s apparel history is just as rich and intriguing. Check out these old photos of dudes wearing vintage Harley Davidson racingContinue reading “15 Vintage Photos of Motorcycle Riders Posing in Their Harley-Davidson Racing Jerseys From the 1920s and 1930s”
30 Incredible Vintage Photos of Beautiful Muscular Women From the Early 20th Century
42 Amazing Vintage Photos Showing Manhattan in 1936
Manhattan is one of the five Boroughs of New York City, made up of Manhattan Island and bounded by rivers. It is the cultural, financial, media, governmental, and retail center of New York City. The area that is now Manhattan was long inhabited by the Lenape Native Americans. At the turn of the 20th centuryContinue reading “42 Amazing Vintage Photos Showing Manhattan in 1936”
45 Stunning Photos of Actress Gloria Swanson During the 1920s and 1930s
Born 1899 in Chicago, American actress and producer Gloria Swanson made her film debut in 1914 as an extra in The Song of Soul for Essanay. She reportedly asked to be in the movie just for fun. In 1916, Swanson moved to California to appear in Mack Sennett’s Keystone comedies opposite Bobby Vernon. With theirContinue reading “45 Stunning Photos of Actress Gloria Swanson During the 1920s and 1930s”
45 Incredible Photos Of Life Inside Soviet Gulag Prisons
The Gulag, “chief administration of the camps”) was the government agency in charge of the Soviet network of forced labor camps set up by order of Vladimir Lenin, reaching its peak during Joseph Stalin’s rule from the 1930s to the early 1950s. English-language speakers also use the word gulag to refer to all forced-labor campsContinue reading “45 Incredible Photos Of Life Inside Soviet Gulag Prisons”
60 Beautiful Photographs of Actress Carole Lombard during the 1930s
Carole Lombard (born Jane Alice Peters; October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942) was an American actress, particularly noted for her energetic, often off-beat roles in screwball comedies. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Lombard 23rd on its list of the greatest female stars of Classic Hollywood Cinema. Lombard was born into a wealthyContinue reading “60 Beautiful Photographs of Actress Carole Lombard during the 1930s”
40 Vintage Photos from the 1935 Movie “Bride of Frankenstein”
Bride of Frankenstein is a 1935 American horror film, the first sequel to Frankenstein (1931). Bride of Frankenstein was directed by James Whale and stars Boris Karloff as The Monster, Elsa Lanchester in the dual role of his mate and Mary Shelley, Colin Clive as Henry Frankenstein, and Ernest Thesiger as Doctor Septimus Pretorius. BelowContinue reading “40 Vintage Photos from the 1935 Movie “Bride of Frankenstein””
